M E N -T S E E - K H A N G (Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai lama)
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May 2013
COURSES ON TIBETAN MEDICINE Minnesota Group Every year the group from the University of Minnesota come to attend the five days basic and ten days advanced course on Tibetan medicine in English. This year there were 13 participants and Dr. Tenzin Namdul was the team leader who accompanied them to Dharamsala. The courses started from 27 May to 4 June, 2013. The resource people were: Dr. Passang Wangdue, Dr. Namdol Lhamo, Dr. Nyima Gyaltsen, Dr. Yeshi Gelek, Dr. Pema Tsetso, Dr. Wangdu, Geshe Tenpa Tashi, and astrologer Sonam Palmo. The courses on the topic ranged from health and disease, nutrition and behaviour, pulse and urine diagnosis, women’s health, digestive and
cardiovascular health diseases, mental illness and addictions according to traditonal Tibetan medical system of healiing. Lectures on relationship between
Tibetan medicine and buddhism, Tibetan medicine and Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine and astrology were also given to the participants. Workshops on pulse and urine diagnosis and accessory therapies were also demonstrated and panel discussion were held. On 4 June, the group from Minnesota gave presentations and the college students, lecutrers and doctors participated in the talk.